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Chapter 4: Designing Screens: 48 topics
  1. 4.1Drawing Basic Shapes
  2. 4.1.1Drawing Dots
  3. 4.1.2Drawing Lines
  4. 4.1.3Drawing Polylines
  5. 4.1.4Drawing Rectangles
  6. 4.1.5Drawing Circles
  7. 4.1.6Drawing Ellipses
  8. 4.1.7Drawing Arcs
  9. 4.1.8Drawing Pie Shapes
  10. 4.1.9Drawing Polygons
  11. 4.1.10Drawing Text Objects
  12. 4.1.10.1Text Object - General Settings
  13. 4.1.11Drawing Picture Objects
  14. 4.1.12Drawing Scales
  15. 4.1.13Drawing Tables
  16. 4.1.13.1Table - General Settings
  17. 4.1.13.2Table - Cell Settings
  18. 4.2Editing Objects
  19. 4.2.1Selecting and De-selecting Objects
  20. 4.2.2Basic Operations with the Selected Area
  21. 4.2.3Duplicating Objects
  22. 4.2.4Aligning Objects
  23. 4.2.5Making Objects Same Size
  24. 4.2.6Arranging the Order of Objects
  25. 4.2.6.1Changing the Order of Objects
  26. 4.3Designing Object Appearance
  27. 4.3.1Selecting a Color
  28. 4.3.2Selecting a Pattern
  29. 4.3.3Selecting a Graphical Shape
  30. 4.3.4Setting up the Shape of an Object
  31. 4.3.5Label Settings
  32. 4.3.5.1Text Sub-page Settings
  33. 4.3.5.2Picture Sub-page Settings
  34. 4.3.6Text Settings
  35. 4.3.7Picture Settings
  36. 4.3.8External Label Settings
  37. Setting up Objects
  38. 4.4.1States of Objects
  39. 4.4.1.1State Types
  40. 4.4.1.2Setting the Custom States of an Object
  41. 4.4.2Operation Options of Objects
  42. 4.4.3Address Settings
  43. 4.4.3.1Terminologies for Data Accessing
  44. 4.4.3.2Address Input Keypad
  45. 4.4.3.3Selecting Tags
  46. 4.4.4Setting up Objects - Scale Settings
  47. 4.4.5Setting up Objects - Advanced Settings
  48. 4.4.6Visibility Settings
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Section 4.4.6 · Chapter 4: Designing Screens

Visibility Settings

In the Visibility page of an object's property sheet, you can define how to show and hide the object. You can also modify the position and size of an object with the Visibility page.
The following are examples of the Visibility page:

The option “Controlled by Bit” is checked

The option “Controlled by User Level” is checked

The following table describes each property in the Visibility page.

Property Description
Invisible Check this option so the object will always be invisible.
Note: The touch operation is still enabled with this setting.
Controlled by Bit Controlled by Bit Check this option so the object will be shown and hidden by the specified bit or a word's bit.
Control Bit Specifies the bit that will show or hide the object.
Click to enter the bit address. Click to enter the bit tag.
Visible State Specifies the state (On or Off) that makes the object visible.
Controlled by User Level Controlled by User Level Check this option so the object will be shown and hidden by the current user level.
Lowest Visible User Level Specifies the lowest user level that is required to show the object.
Dimension Left Specifies the X coordinate of the object’s upper-left corner on the screen.
Top Specifies the Y coordinate of the object’s upper-left corner on the screen.
Width Specifies the width (in pixels) of the object.
Height Specifies the height (in pixels) of the object.
Click this button to redraw the object with the new settings.

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Source.Section 4.4.6 of the PM Designer Software User Manual, Edition 2.0, © Cermate Technologies Inc. (www.cermate.com, service@cermate.com). Reproduced online, with the manual's own figures, by TSL Automation Solutions, authorised Cermate distributor, for users of Cermate HMI panels. PM Designer and PanelMaster are trademarks of Cermate Technologies Inc.

Text and figures are the manufacturer's and may describe features your panel or software version does not have. For a plain-language introduction read the PM Designer guide; for help with a specific panel contact TSL Automation.